Pieter de Molyn
(1595–1661) painter and engraver (1595-1661)
Pieter de Molyn (1595–1661) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Pieter de Molyn belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Pieter de Molyn was born in London and died in Haarlem. Pieter de Molyn worked in Haarlem and Rome. Pieter de Molyn became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. The students included Gerard ter Borch, Jan Wils, and Allaert van Everdingen.
The best-known works include ‘Halting at a roadside inn’, ‘Wool Making’, and ‘Evening festival on the Grote Markt, Haarlem’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 44 works by Pieter de Molyn with free images. The dated works span the years 1625–1660. Works by Pieter de Molyn are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, and Fitzwilliam Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Antoon Sallaert, Gérard Douffet, Nicolas Poussin, Willem van Honthorst, and Hans, III Jordaens.